Legislation Details

File #: 26-1542    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Passed
File created: 3/25/2026 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 4/14/2026 Final action: 4/14/2026
Title: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions), to increase the payment limit by $149,795 to a new payment limit of $399,795 and extend the termination date through December 31, 2026 for additional Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for seriously emotionally disturbed children and youth. (100% Federal Medi-Cal)
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment/Extension #74-399-25 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee


RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Amendment/Extension #74-399-25 with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions), a non-profit corporation, effective April 1, 2026, to amend Contract #74-399-24, to increase the payment limit by $149,795, from $250,000 to a new payment limit of $399,795, and to extend the termination date from June 30, 2026 to December 31, 2026, for additional Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) children and youth ages 0-21.

FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract Amendment/Extension will result in additional expenditures of up to $149,795 and will be funded 100% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:
The County has been contracting with Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing, Inc. (dba Hope Solutions), since September 2010 for their expertise in providing Medi-Cal Specialty mental health services including individual, group and family therapy; case management; and crisis intervention services for SED children and youth. This Contract meets the social needs of the County's population by providing mental health services to adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems to improve school performance, reduce unsafe behavioral practices, and reduce the need for out-of-home placements.

This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Welfare and Institutions Code, ? 5600 et seq. (The Bronzan McCorquodale Act); California Code of Regulations ("CCR"), Title 9, ? 523 et seq. (Community Mental Health Services) and California Government Code ...

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